Sipai

The "community Sipai of the Hezhen " ( Chinese  四 排 赫哲族 乡 , Pinyin Sìpái Hèzhézú Xiāng ) is a nationality community in the district of Raohe in the district-free city of Shuangyashan in the northeast Chinese province of Heilongjiang . The community has an area of ​​52 km² and about 2000 inhabitants (end of 2009). It is located directly on the west bank of the Ussuri , which forms the border with Russia here. Sipai mainly grows rice , soy and corn . In addition, fishing in Ussuri (45 fishing boats) plays an important role in economic life. The community belongs to the traditional settlement areas of the Hezhen, a southern Tungus people of Northeast Asia who traditionally lived from hunting and fishing.

Administrative structure

Sipai is made up of four villages and a state forest enterprise. These are:

• Sipai the Hezhen village (四 排 赫哲族 村), center, seat of the municipal government;
• Village Donghe (东河村);
• Pingyuan Village (平原 村);
• Shuguang Village (曙光 村);
• Majiazi State Forest (马 架子 林场).

Web links

• Sipai in the Chinese network of place names - Chinese
• Sipai on Raohe County Government's website - Chinese

Coordinates: 46 ° 58 '  N , 134 ° 3'  E